This is an analysis of the poem Obtained Fame that begins with:

People get to pay,
For their obtained fame....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB CD AB CC eeeE AB CC ee Ac cD eEfegg AB CD AB CFdFXfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,6,2,2,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 11011 110101 1010111 10101 111101 010101 0010001 1010111001111 11110111010100 110101010101 01110110111 10101 11011 010101 0010001 1010111001111 11110101010010 10101 101001 010101 1010111 110101010101 01110110111 1101010100001 11110101110100 110101010101 001010101011 10101 11011 110101 1010111 10101 111101 010101 0111010101 01 0111010101 01 0111010101 1 101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, get, with are repeated.

    The author used the same word people at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Obtained Fame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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